Two carjackings in Stockton area

STOCKTON - Two people were carjacked less than two miles away from each other in a little over 12 hours Monday night and Tuesday morning in Stockton, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - Two people were carjacked less than two miles away from each other in a little over 12 hours Monday night and Tuesday morning in Stockton, authorities said.

A woman was getting into her car in the 600 block of East 3rd Street about 9:30 p.m. Monday when she was confronted by a man holding a silver object in his hand, police said. The man stole her 1992 Mercedes-Benz sedan, which is silver with paint damage on the hood, before fleeing south, officers said.

The car thief was described as a black man about 20 years old standing 5 feet 7 inches tall with a thin build, blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt, authorities said.

At 10:48 a.m. Tuesday, about 1 1/2 miles away, a 41-year-old man was standing by his vehicle near East Main and South Sutter streets when he was approached by three men brandishing handguns, police said. The men searched the victim's coat and took his phone, wallet, cash and keys before fleeing on Sutter Street in the man's silver 2006 Buick Lucerne, license plate No. 5TAK724, officers said.

The thieves were described as black males wearing hoods. There was no further description, authorities said.